Children in the Utah foster care system spend an average of 18 months waiting to be adopted. This week's Wednesday's Child is a 15-year-old-boy who has been in the system for years, and is hoping to be adopted.

There's probably a pumpkin sitting on your porch right now, waiting to be carved into a Halloween creation. But how did this tradition start and how has it changed over the years? It all begins with a guy named Stingy Jack and a drink with the devil.